Heynckes is here to bring short-term success and complete the squad. This way, when Heynckes's successor, likely a young coach, comes, he would already have a great squad and his job would be easier until he gains some experience.

FCBayernMunchen wrote:Heynckes is here to bring short-term success and complete the squad. This way, when Heynckes's successor, likely a young coach, comes, he would already have a great squad and his job would be easier until he gains some experience.

(With all due respect) Are we opening a retirement home now? I think Ballack is fine, but we are getting better results from the Jungen than we are from the Senior Citizens. I read somewhere he has been confirmed out of the National Roster. I don't think we need him at this point. Sorry.

MrLinky wrote:So, Heynckes it is. Not really an appointment that leaves me speechless in excitement. He's a balanced and authoritative coach who can keep the squad together. He's relatively old, I don't see him developing something in the long run or pushing for transfers, he'll just work with what he gets. My guess is he'll be more of an administrator who's just gonna manage what we currently have. His way of playing the game promises more defensive stability and reliability, but at the same time not much of an offensive spectacle. I don't think he's gonna leave us threadbare like Magath did, but I also doubt he's gonna take us significantly forward. He knows the club and the environment he'll work in, he likes to bring forward young players and knows how to handle the stars. So clearly, his appointment as head-coach carries certain Pros and Cons with it, in which neither side is really in the position to outweigh the other. At the end of the day, a decision you can live with. I'm not satisfied nor am I unsatisfied. I pray he'll prove me and all my doubts wrong and will be more than a temporary solution for the club.

Element wrote:and did amazing with Leverkusen

Leverkusen have been investing. Considering the quality of the squad in his availability, he did a good job there. Nothing more and nothing less than that. He only managed them to 4th place last season, didn't do much on the European stage and is now looking like he'll make the CL, benefiting from the poor season of the likes of Bayern, Schalke, Werder and Bremen.

This comes from a team that has won 4 titles in the last 5 years, are five points clear of the next runner up, and are still contending the three trophies available. Normally, I would argue, if LvG was head coach over at ManUntd, he would probably be happy with the team and fighting with the brass NOT to sign new players. That of course is LvG.

Meet Ferguson. One of the oldest running coaches in soccer history this guy has the experience and the results to show us why he is in the road to overthrow Liverpool as the UK team with the most trophies and why he has taken his team to become the most revenue producing entities in soccer history (yes, I know it is actually RM, but if the Pound were still at 2005 exchange rates the British would still rule that one.)

Then there is our current coach. Yes, we won the double and missed the treble by the hand (or rather the boot) of an inspired Argentinian. So our decision should be: Ja. Wir brauchen keine neuen Spieler. So in his experience he forgot that teams rise and fall due to the force of its players. And players DO change in form (Shweini being the last palpable example.) He also forgot there was a World Cup in the summer of 2010!! He also missed the part where the guy who arguably took us to Madrid was made out of glass and his replacement is made out of stone.

So, If a team that is regularly playing better than anyone else on its league stills needs to refresh its lines-to the best of its abilities-how come one that was going to be exhausted after a World Cup on top, missed the importance of this??

That is why LvG must follow the exit sign (with our sincere thanks.) But we do need more experience at the helm.

IMO LVG will struggle to find a job outside of his country His stubbornness, and arrogance will rub alot of people the wrong way, not to mention alot all the big clubs, and even second rate clubs simply wont give him the time he needs to build a team the way he likes. We were lucky we had 2-3 players who could step in from the youth ranks and deliver right away, alot of other clubs wont have that.

LVG is a good coach tactically (at least when things are going his way), but as a whole package he is nothing special.

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